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Controlling Board approves Secretary of State waivers amid questions on out‑of‑state vendor and parking costs

State Controlling Board · September 29, 2025
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The State Controlling Board approved two waivers from the Ohio Secretary of State to modernize the Safe at Home system and to fund validated/badged parking at a Columbus service center after members pressed the agency on vendor location, data hosting and cost breakdowns. The board recorded one formal objection but approved both items.

The State Controlling Board on Thursday approved two waiver requests from the Ohio Secretary of State for a non‑Salesforce vendor to modernize the Safe at Home program and for validated and badge parking at a Columbus service center.

Lehi Pyatt of the Office of the Ohio Secretary of State told the board the office issued a request for proposals but received one response that did not use Salesforce; after internal review the office determined that product was "a…

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